SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) COMMUNITY NEWS: 7-15-08 The Shreveport Fire Fighters' Monument of Honor is $10,000 closer to completion, thanks to the generosity of the Agurs/North Shreveport Business Association.

During their monthly luncheon meeting on July 8, 2008, the Agurs group presented a $10,000 check to the Shreveport Fire Department.

SFD Chaplain Durell Tuberville, and Interim Fire Chief David Glass accepted the donation, which will be used to help complete the Shreveport Fire Fighters' Monument of Honor.

The Agurs / North Shreveport Business Association has also supported the Shreveport Police Department and Caddo Sheriff’s Department for several years, and are pleased to now include the Shreveport Fire Department as a beneficiary of the organization’s fundraising efforts.